Full-Day Hike On The Short Inca Trail To Machu Picchu From Cusco
Description
Cover a short inca trail which is the best option for people who don't have much time to explore the whole Inca trail. This trek shows you the best part of the hike and also allows you to enjoy views of the iconic Machu Picchu twice.
Highlights
- Train journey
- Spectacular views of urubamba mountain range
- Spectacular inca complex
- Sun gate
- Machu Picchu inca site
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Get picked up from your hotel in Cusco at approximately 5:30 am and drive by private bus for two hours to Ollantaytambo train station.
Catch the train all the way to KM 104 of the Short Inca trail to Machu Picchu where we disembark and cross the Urubamba River.
Pass through a control point to enter the National Park, and we will explore the site of Chachabamba, the first Incan ruins of our tour.
Start the four-hour hike up to the Winayhuayna Inca site where we will stop for photos and lunch.
Go gently up for another couple of hours to the Sun Gate entrance to Machu Picchu.
Make another stop for some iconic photos. Then, hike for 40 minutes back down to the main Machu Picchu site, from where you will catch a bus back down to Aguas Calientes town where you stay overnight.
What's Included
Professional English Speaking Tour Guide service
Assistant Tour Guide for groups of 9+
Pick-up from your hotel
Private van from your hotel to Ollantaytambo
Private van from Ollantaytambo to Cusco
Water (excluding the first 4 hours of the trek when you need to bring your own)
Entrance fee
Bus tickets round trip for both days
Train tickets
1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, Afternoon snacks and 1 Dinner. If you have a dietary request such as vegetarian food please let us know
Oxygen bottle
First aid kit
What's Excluded
Visit to Huaynapicchu mountain
Visit to Machupicchu mountain
What to bring
Original Passport
ISIC card (if you are a student and want to qualify for the discount)
Walking boots
Waterproof jacket / rain poncho
Warm jacket
Hat and gloves
T-shirts
Comfortable Trousers
Sun hat
Sunscreen(factor 35 or higher)
Insect repellent
Toiletries and hand sanitizer
Personal medication
Camera and film with extra batteries
Torch with spare batteries
Day-pack
Know before you go
Before you star your tour you will have a short breaffing about your hike
Meeting Point
Cusco, Peru
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
Adult | |
2 To 1 | USD 340 Per Person |
This is a group tour |